Vienna Travel – need an LA’s must see list

[Dave Toms]

I’m a second year MLA student and will be in Vienna this weekend.  I’ve only got two days.  What are the most important outdoor spaces to see?  I’m not interested in spending much time in museums.  I want to be in a cafe or on the street.  Please help

[Boilerplater]

Rick Steves says you should see Schonbrunn Palace. I’ve never been, but was impressed with his travelogue view of it.

[Noah Billig]

Schonbrunn grounds, Nasch Market, 1st District streets and plazas, the little Danube, the Vienna Woods in the 19th District. To get to the woods you can take the 38 tram from Schottentor to Grinzing. From there you can catch the 38A bus up to Kahlenberg for great views over the city. Then, if you’re in the mood, you can hike down through the vineyards back to Grinzing or Nuesdorf and get a beer or wine and dinner. The weather should be pretty warm too.

[Dave Toms]

Perfect. Thanks for the tips

[Noah Billig]

How was your visit? What did you see? I live in Vienna, but was fully booked over the weekend. Otherwise I could have given you a tour of some places.

Cheers

[Dave Toms]

Very good. I think it was the first time in my life when my coffee tab was bigger than my beer tab – but worth every penny.

We were staying on Savoyen strasse and had a good view of the city. We poked around some of the trails up there. We strolled around Schonbrunn and tried to imagine how it works leafed out. Still impressive. We took in a show at the Konzerthaus then a night walk along the canal (name?) there. I thought the Intercontinental Hotel made a horrible back drop to the scene. We stopped by Nasch Market on Sunday, but it was closed, so headed to the Hofburg.

Over all, the grand scale was too imperial for my taste. The plazas were too big to make much sense while walking around. But I’ve been in Prague for the last month and every thing here fits the pedestrian like a glove. What is your take having lived there for a while?

Thanks again for the tips

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